Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Dominican Vudú is practiced through a "Tcha-Tcha" (Maraca—which means "rattle") lineage. [3] In Haiti, Voodoo has come about and become more popular through another lineage known as the "Asson". However, before the "Asson", the "Tcha-Tcha" lineage was the prominent lineage in Haiti.
The drums are known as Palos and the drummers as Paleros, and when a ceremony in which they are at is usually referred to as a Fiesta de Palo. Dominican Vodou is practiced through a Tcha Tcha lineage ("maraca" – which means rattle – lineage). [5] In Haiti, Vodou has come about and become more popular through another lineage known as the Asson.
This page was last edited on 20 September 2024, at 21:42 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
A large sequined Vodou "drapo" or flag by the artist George Valris, depicting the veve of the lwa Loko Atison. Feeding the lwa is of great importance in Vodou, [54] with rites often termed mangers-lwa ("feeding the lwa"). [55] Offering food and drink to the lwa is the most common ritual within the religion, conducted both communally and in the ...
In English, Vodou's practitioners are termed Vodouists; [45] in French and Haitian Creole, they are called Vodouisants [46] or Vodouyizan. [47] Another term for adherents is sèvitè (serviteurs, "devotees"), [48] reflecting their self-description as people who sèvi lwa ("serve the lwa "), the supernatural beings that play a central role in Vodou.
It is distinct from the various traditional African religions in the interiors of these countries and is the main source of religions with similar names found among the African diaspora in the Americas, such as Haitian Vodou; Dominican Vudú; Cuban Vodú; Brazilian Vodum (candomblé jeje and tambor de mina); Puerto Rican Vudú (Sanse); and ...
Anaisa Pye (alternatively, Anaisa Pie, Anaisa Pie Danto, or Anaisa La Chiquita) is a popular loa within religion in the Dominican Republic. She is considered the patron of love, money, and general happiness within the religion in the Dominican Republic 21 Divisions. She is often considered extremely flirtatious, generous, and playful by her ...
The Petwo (Haitian Creole: Petwo), also spelled Petro [a] and alternatively known as dompete, are a family of lwa (loa) spirits in the religion of Haitian Vodou.They are regarded as being volatile and "hot", in this contrasting with the Rada lwa, which are regarded as sweet-tempered and "cool."